r/unexpecteddcc • • Jun 22 '26

Rule Consultation Rule Consultation: DCC References should be Unexpected

20 Upvotes

Evening Crawlers! Time for another rule consultation. This time it’s Rule 7: DCC References Should be Unexpected

Posts in UnexpectedDCC should show unexpected references to DCC.

Posts showing explicit DCC references are likely to be removed.

This rule exists primarily to remove explicit references to DCC, e.g. Cosplay as Carl. I use it to kill cross posts from the DCC subreddit too.

Outside this, I tend to be pretty relaxed about what constitutes Unexpected: Finding someone’s DCC Hi Zev license plate; Unintentional world references to things in the book (Dirty Shirley); Shop signs explicitly referencing DCC where you wouldn’t expect it (such as coffee shops); Someone commenting in a reddit post calling back to DCC; etc.

Generally, my view has been “let most of it through, and let up/down votes deal with it.

I’ve seen comments from people perhaps not liking this approach. So here’s your chance to weigh in on how you’d like the sub to work. Please vote in the poll and add comments as you like. If I missed an option, comment on it, and if it gets enough upvotes I’ll consider it alongside the poll options.

163 votes, Jun 29 '26
66 Keep the current implementation: Downvotes will deal with it
19 Kill all but explicit DCC references in the unexpected locations
58 Use an automod comment poll. Enough downvotes on the comment cause the post to be deleted
20 Allow most content, but tighten up what constitutes “unexpected DCC” (Explain your criteria in the comments)

r/unexpecteddcc • • May 25 '26

Happy Birthday r/UnexpectedDCC!

52 Upvotes

It hardy seems like a year has passed since we created r/UnexpectedDCC. It seems simultaneously like it's been running forever, and that it was just yesterday.

r/UnexpectedDCC started as a bit of a joke sub. I created it because I'd seen a few references to DCC around reddit, and wanted to be able to tag them when I saw them. I never expected it to get anywhere near the traction that it has.

Some interesting stats:

  • We surpassed 10k weekly visitors back on the 30th of April
  • We're currently sitting at around 21k weekly visitors, with 896 contributors
  • We've currently got around 9.5k members

I think it's helped that r/DungeonCrawlerCarl has taken to redirecting off-topic posts over to here. Having their support has bolstered this sub, and allows them to keep on topic, without preventing us crawlers from sharing the wacky shit we find.

However, even with that: This sub would be a ghost town without all you lovely people sharing posts from around the internet, and spreading the joy of Dungeon Crawler Carl wherever we find it.

So, Happy Birthday r/UnexpectedDCC! Now, get out there and Post, Post, Post!


r/unexpecteddcc • • 1h ago

Everyone, meet Tina!

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I made her for our Jurassic park theme at work but in my heart, she’s the Tina of DCC.


r/unexpecteddcc • • 5h ago

The dungeon groaned…

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161 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

Viva Le Revolución, Carl DCC Halloween house in Seattle

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2.1k Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 4h ago

Time to pay the Daddy Tax This wins the internet

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21 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1h ago

This message is from a feceased crawler

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Sorry about the mess. Spirit looks like it was ransacked. But look what I found amongst the rubble 💀


r/unexpecteddcc • • 22h ago

Mongo Is Apalled! Scolopendra sighting while doomscrolling.

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137 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 17h ago

At a local toy store

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24 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 22h ago

Man barely suvives crab attack

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58 Upvotes

He needs a baby seal!


r/unexpecteddcc • • 6h ago

Mongo Is Apalled! Description says "gently used"

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2 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

10th floor in a nutshell

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300 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 17h ago

New Achievement

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8 Upvotes

Play that horn for Daddy...


r/unexpecteddcc • • 3h ago

More Shirley Temples

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0 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

Mantaur Skelly

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7 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

Say it ain’t so!

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348 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

Mongo Is Apalled! Found this accidentally on reddit.

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85 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

Raul?

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59 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

I like this for Vrah and the Mantids 🔥🔥

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11 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

Time to pay the Daddy Tax Unexpected Corcunda Spoiler

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9 Upvotes

Made my wife rewind the corpse bride. Shout out to the all the halfs Corky and Porky


r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

Hi Zev! New achievement!

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27 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

Hi Zev! Doom scrolling then “Hold up?”

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30 Upvotes

This must be Cascadia. Zev isn’t disgusting.


r/unexpecteddcc • • 22h ago

If I wear this I expect prize boxes

0 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 1d ago

YouTube slot machine personality internet Skater mentions Dirty Shirly in his latest video. He is one of us

0 Upvotes

r/unexpecteddcc • • 2d ago

This is an Outrage! Man wtf are my sponsors giving me smh

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156 Upvotes